Accountability

Core Principles no. 2:

Accountability

Apply human rights impact assessments to all:

plans

proposals

policies

budgets

programmes

Identify the obligations and entitlements of all relevant actors;

Under the human rights framework, who are the "duty bearers"?
Who should promote, protect or provide the relevant rights?
What are there legal obligations?

Under the human rights framework, who are the "claim holders"?
Who has a right to what?

Translate the legal human rights standards into benchmarks for measuring progress.

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